Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

(2) In these Regulations “Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community(1).

Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71

2.  The Schedules to these Regulations amend Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 as follows—

(a)Schedule 1 amends Title 1 (general provisions);

(b)Schedule 2 amends Title 2 (determination of the legislation applicable);

(c)Schedule 3 amends Title 3 (special provisions relating to the various categories of benefits);

(d)Schedule 4 amends Title 6 (miscellaneous provisions);

(e)Schedule 5 amends Title 7 (transitional and final provisions);

(f)Schedule 6 amends the Annexes.

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 859/2003

3.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a)for “Member State” in both places it occurs substitute “State”;

(b)at the end add the following paragraph—

In this Regulation “State” means the United Kingdom or a Member State..

(3) In Article 2 for “Member State” in each place it occurs substitute “State”.

(4) After Article 3 omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community”.

Revocation in relation to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71

4.  Titles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 are revoked.

Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Alok Sharma

Minister of State for Employment

Department for Work and Pensions

27th March 2019